Rosynek suggested pairing Peanut Butter Sandwich cookies with a ruby-style port wine like Offley Ruby Port from Portugal. She said it creates a classic peanut butter and jelly mixture. Hannah Kirby/ Now News Group

Combine Caramel deLites with a dornfelder like Germany's P. J. Valckenberg Dornfelder. Rosynek said the wine's cocoa, cherry and cranberry notes pair well with the chocolate, coconut and caramel found in Caramel deLites. Hannah Kirby/ Now News Group

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Sure, milk and cookies are a classic combo. But, have you tried cookies with wine?

Crush Wine Bar in Waukesha is hosting a Girl Scout Cookies and wine pairing at the end of the month.

The idea came from a customer a couple of years ago, said Judy Rosynek, co-owner of Crush. Her 11-year-old daughter Daisy has been a Girl Scout since first grade. "Between my interest in wine, Daisy being a Girl Scout and customers wanting to do it, it just made sense," she said.

The event sells out every year, she said. Even if you don't get a reservation, you won't have to wait until next year to get pairing because Rosynek shared her suggestions with Now News Group.

"When you're pairing food and wine, you do one of two things," she said. "You either match flavors or contrast. With these, we've done a lot of matching."

Lemonades

When life gives you Lemonades, pair them with a riesling like Plücken Riesling from Germany.

"There are German rieslings that are on the dryer side, but this one lends itself to sweetness and has a little bit of those citrus and lemon notes to it," Rosynek said. This riesling is sweeter because it has a mid-to-late harvest.

If you prefer a dryer wine, she said to try a sauvignon blanc. But, go with a Sonoma sauvignon blanc instead of a New Zealand because it's softer and sweeter.

"There's tartness and acidity in those grassy mineral notes with the sauvignon blanc," she said.

Caramel DeLites (Samoas)

Combine Caramel DeLites with a dornfelder like Germany's P. J. Valckenberg Dornfelder, which Rosynek said goes with everything.

She said the wine's cocoa, cherry and cranberry notes pair well with the chocolate, coconut and caramel found in Caramel DeLites. "It will play off of all of those flavors and enhance them a little bit," she said.

This wine is a semi-sweet, chilled red that is sweet on the front and has a slightly dry finish, she said.

"Germany is not really know for their red wines," she said. "They're more known for their white wines. But, I think if they were known for red, this would be the one."

"The ruby-style port has a lot of blackberry jam to it, and berry flavors," she said. "Once you pair it with that peanut butter, you get that classic peanut butter and jelly mixture to it. It just works really well together."

Port wine is made when the fermentation process is stopped, and brandy is added, which increases the alcohol level, she said. It has nutty and caramel characteristic in addition to the fruity ones, she said.

"It's like dessert in a glass all on its own," she said. "But, if you pair it with chocolate or cookies, you just enhanced your dessert."

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Judy Rosynek opened Crush Wine Bar in Waukesha in 2015 with her business partner, Paul Kwiecien.(Photo: Hannah Kirby/ Now News Group)

Shortbread (Trefoils)

Rosynek recommended pairing Shortbread cookies with a moscato like Golden Bubbles Moscato from Italy. "This one is nice, bubbly and sweet," she said. "It has some of the buttery and citrusy notes to it."

She said this is the most popular white wine on Crush's menu.

For a dry option, she suggested a buttery Chardonnay. "It would match those really buttery rich notes with the richness in the shortbread," she said.

Thanks-A-Lot

Thanks-A-Lot cookies are like the Shortbread, but with a layer of chocolate on the back. "When you add that layer of chocolate, it adds a whole different dimension to the shortbread," Rosynek said.

She went with A2B, an alicante bouschet with grenache, from Carini Winery in California.

"It has a lot of dark fruit, raisin characteristics to it," she said. "With that chocolate, richness and butter in the shortbread, you kind of get a contrast with this wine."

While most red grapes produce white juice, alicante bouschet makes red juice, she said. "It's kind of a forgotten grape," she said. While not many wine makers are even planting these grapes in California, she said A2B is Carini Winery's flagship wine.

Thin Mints

While Rosynek won't be including Thin Mints in this year's pairing, she said they can be matched with a malbec from Salta or Mendoza. "You think it's going to ruin your wine, but it actually doesn't," she said. "You actually bring out some of the peppermint flavors that are in that malbec."

Tasting tips

Rosynek said to try the wine first, take a bite of the cookie next, and then go back to the wine.

"The cookies will definitely have some impact on how the wine flavors, and the mouthfeel of the wine," she said.

Crush Wine Bar

Rosynek and her business partner, Paul Kwiecien, opened Crush Wine Bar in Waukesha in 2015. "I just always wanted my own business, and always had a passion for wine," she said. "I was able to bring my love of people, business and wine into one place."

At Crush Wine Bar, wine is sold by the glass or the bottle. In addition to bi-weekly events, it has live entertainment Fridays and Saturdays, a private tasting room and a wine club.

They opened a second location at W168 S7392 Parkland Drive, Muskego, Feb. 12. The new space has a full bar, small kitchen and large party room. It will begin hosting events in March.

The Waukesha location is open from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, and 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday. The Muskego location is open from 3 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Girl Scout Cookie and wine pairing

NOTE: Since the event sells out in advance every year, Rosynek said to make reservations ASAP by messaging Crush Wine Bar on Facebook or calling 262-787-8159. If there's enough demand, she said she might add a second pairing date.

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